Vanity case



Sept. '9, 1924. 1,508,339

' M. KLINE mun CASE Filed March 22. 1924 IN VE NTOR A TTORNE Y8 PatentedSept. 9, 1224.

MAX KLINE, OF NEW-YORK, N;

VANITY CASE.-

Application filed March 22, 1924. Serial No. 701,144.

To aZZw/mm it may concern:

Be it known'that 1, MAX KLINE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county ofBronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved VanityCase, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to containers and has particular reference to animprovement in vanity cases of the type which are'employed as a combinedcontainer-for rouge and face powder compacts.

One of the outstanding objects of the present invention resides in theprovision of means for separately holding the several compacts withinthe case whereby upon swinging of the cover thereof to'open posi tionthe compact holding means may be relatively separated whereby access maybe simultaneously gained to both compacts.

The present inventioirpertainsparticularly toa compact carrier which isadapted to be located within the standard forms of containers or boxwhich include a body and cover and in which the carrier is composed of astationary member anchored within the bottom of the boX and'a movablemember having slidable andhinged connectionwith the stationary memberwhereby when the cover of the container is opened the movable memberismoved to a position to uncover the stationary member.

As a further object the invention comprehends a compact carrier whichisv comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufactureand produce and which is capable of ready assembly with the standardforms of boxes or cases.

l/Vith the above recited and other objects in view, the inventionresides in the novel construction set forth in the followingspecification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that theright is reserved to embodiments other than those actually illustratedherein to the full extent indicated by the general meaning of the termsin which the claims are expressed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a plan View of a vanity case constructed inaccordance with the invention and illustrating the same in openedcondition.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough, takenapproximately on the line indicated'at 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view-illustrating the carrier case in closedcondition.-

Fig. 4 is a transverse" sectional view taken approximately on the lineindicated at -4'4 of Fig. 3. a

Fig. 5 is a perspective view'ofthe stationary carrier member with themovable member removed therefrom.

Referring to the drawings-by characters of reference, 10 designatesthe;body and-11 the cover of a standard form of -vanity case orcontainerin which the cover ;is hinged as at 12 to the-body and isprovided witli a mirror 13.

The carrier constituting" the; invention consists of a stationary-memberlegenda movable member 15 which are-of substan} tially the sameconfiguration as; the 0011 tainerbody. The member-leis provided withperipheral depending and upstanding lugs 16 and 17, theformerbeingdesigned. to reston the bottom of "theabody 10 fo'rspacingthe same from the bottom and' thje latter being designed tosnapunder-the-internal annular shoulder 18 fo'rmed'bythe restrictedupper end '19" ofthe' body-over which the'cover-ll telescopicallyfit'swhen in closed position. The-member 1 l is'--p-ro- 'vided with anopening 20 from whichi'a deceives the bight 23 of a yoke, the side arms7 24 of which are provided at their free ends with inwardly extendingterminals 25. The movable member 15 which is in the nature of a traydefines a compartment within which the powder receptacle P and puff orapplicator B is received. The under side or bottom wall of the member 15has secured i thereto in transversely spaced relation bearing sleeves 26which are designed to receive the side arms 24 of the yoke whereby themovable member 15 is swingingly and slidably associated with thestationary member 14. Preferably the member 14 is formed withdepressions 27 in its upper face for receiving and accommodating theyoke and bearing sleeves 26 when the members 14 and 15 are in nestedsuperposed relation.

After the carrier is associated or assembled with the container body 10as illustrated, it is obvious that when the members 14 and 15 are nestedin superposed relation as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 that the saidcarrier compacts and applicators lie wholly within the confines of thecontainer body 10 so that the member 141- and its contents are coveredand concealed by the member 15 and its contents, thus admitting of theclosing of the cover 11 of the case. WVhen the cover 11 is opened and itis desired to gain access to both compacts simultaneously, themanipulating lip 28 formed at the -forward upper part of the movablemember 15 is employed to slightly swing the member 15 and yoke upwardlyat an angle, after which the said member 15 is moved forwardly due tothe slidable connection until the sleeves 26 engage the inturnedterminals 25 of the arms 24 which constitute stops for limiting saidsliding movement. hen the member 15 is moved outwardly to the limit ofits movement it will be seen that the compartment for the rouge compactis exposed so that the user may gain access thereto. In this positionthe bottom of the member 15 rests on the upper edge of the flange orside wall of the body 10 and the user may readily hold the completedevice in the palm of the hand. To return the parts to normal position,the member 15 is slid inwardly until it registers with the interior ofthe body 10, at which time it may be swung downwardly to overlie themember 14: and permit of the closing of the cover 11.

I claim:

1. In a vanity case including a body and cover, a stationary compactcarrier member secured within the bottom portion of the body, a movablecompact carrier member, a means of connection therebetween to permit ofrelative swinging movement of the movable member to a projected positionabove the upper open end of the body and sliding movement to uncover thestationary member whereby access may be gained to both of the compacts,the said means of connection consisting of a yoke swingingly connectedto the stationary member, and a slidable connection between the yoke andthe movable member.

2. In a vanity case including a body and cover, a stationary compactcarrier member secured within the bottom portion of the body, a movablecompact carrier member, a means of connection therebetween to permit ofrelative swinging movement of the movable member to a projected positionabove the upper open end of the body and sliding movement to uncover thestationary member whereby access may be gained To both of the compacts,the said means of con nection consisting of a yoke swingingly connectedto the stationary member, a slidable connection between the yoke and themovable member, and means on the yoke for limiting the sliding movementof the movable member in a direction to uncover the stationary member.

3. A twin compact vanity case comprising a body and a cover, a compactcarrier including a stationary member secured with in the bottom portionof the body having an eccentric opening provided with a depending flangedefining together with the bottom of the body a receptacle for one ofthe compacts and its applicator element, a substantially U-shaped yokehaving hinged connection with the stationary member at one edge thereofand having the side arms straddling the lower compact receivingcompartment, a movable member defining an upper compact and applicatorreceptacle having bearing sleeves on its under side slidably engagingthe arms of the yokes, and inturned outer terminals on said arms forengaging the bearing sleeves to limit the outward sliding movement ofthe upper receptacle.

MAX KLINE.

